I'm very happy with Target. Where I live (Roseville, CA), there's a huge new Wal-Mart being built right behind a large Target store. I'm at a loss to understand how they got planning permission. (I guess it's redundant to say huge. All Wal-Mart stores are huge.)
If Target is forced to close their Roseville store, the unionized (and reasonably well-paid, well-treated and fairly happy) Target employees may be faced with having to seek employment at Wal-Mart, which fires anyone involved in union organizing and is facing a number of lawsuits, nationwide, for forcing employees to work unpaid overtime. They also have crappy benefits. The members of the Walton family are poster boys (and girls) for corporate greed. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 20:18 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:25009] RE: Pepsi Products In a message dated 2003-03-02 21:05:51 Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I never heard Wal-Mart is an exploiter of sweat-shop labour. I guess it makes sense since their prices are really low. If I go to K-Mart I find their products much more expensive. Some of the other stores in town, like Sears and target are so expensive, I can't understand why they are still in business. You almost need to take out a 2-nd mortgage on your home to afford their prices. OK! OK! I'm exaggerating, but you see why people prefer to shop at Wal-Mart. (off topic a bit) I've always found Wal-Mart stores somewhat dirty, disorganized and disheveled. Maybe it's a conscious effort to look like a bargain store. Target is very pleasant and around here not much different in price, except for their obnoxious practice of calling customers "guests". Carleton
